Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-148

Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Stewart Alsop and Press relations

Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 2:28 PM–2:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation045-148 on Tape 45StartWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 2:28 PMEndWednesday, May 2, 1973 at 2:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-148 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler briefly discussed the status of a scheduled meeting between Ziegler and journalist Stewart Alsop. Ziegler informed the President that he had not yet met with Alsop due to his prior obligations conducting press briefings. The two agreed to postpone their discussion regarding the meeting until a later time.

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Yes, sir.
Did you do your, Stuart, I'll stop?
No, I couldn't because I briefed.
Yeah, fine.
I thought I'd get together with you later.
I'll take your time on it.
Okay.
Right.

NARA Description

On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-148 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-148

Date: May 2, 1973
Time: 2:28 pm - 2:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See also Conversation No. 432-21]

     Stewart J. O. Alsop’s meeting with Ziegler

Also recorded on May 2, 1973

  • 045-146 2:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 432-019 2:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:24 pm.
  • 045-147 2:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm.
  • 432-020 2:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm.
  • 432-021 2:28 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:29 pm.
  • 432-022 2:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 909-027 2:46 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 3:21 pm.
  • 909-031 2:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 3:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-148, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-148 (accessed October 5, 2026).